Space Forum / Space Policy / May 2008

Late in WW II, Enrico Fermi was participating in a
discussion that turned to life on other worlds.  In
his usual cut-to-the-core style, Fermi said, "If
there are aliens, where are they?"  I don't know

In the past, I’ve read that because of the Vietnam War, the US lost its
direction for space exploration after Apollo 11 landed on the moon.
Today, I’ve read that because of the war in Iraq and terror, man will
not be going to Mars anytime soon, and perhaps only limited manned

Two teams one from the USA, one made up from a selection of other
countries (EU Russia,Japan, China) are sent to Mars.
The winner is the team that survives the longest.
Sponsership and advertising should cover the costs.

See:
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story.jsp?id=news/Russia052208.xml&headli
ne=Soyuz%20Ballistic%20Re-entry%20Explained&channel=space

I was wondering if it would be feasible to stack a couple of Bigelow BA300's
together, add a large engine module on the back and maybe a Martian lander
to the front to make a manned Martian flyby or landing. Could a BA300
survive the stress of the engine putting it on a Martian ...

Barack Obama's recent statements concerning the direction of the civil
space program in his potential administration is the cause of
confusion at best, of very grave concern at worse. Since the
conventional wisdom has made Senator Obama the probable Democratic

Some proponents of SPSs claim that a 5Gw system could be built with
10000 tons.  H2 has an inherent energy of almost 40Kwh/kg but the
losses of electrolysis, liquification and handling mean that about
100Kwh would be necessary to put that kg in a booster tank.

Calender for the Blood Red Moon
Is it no wonder that the Bush peace plan with Israel coincides
with the prophetic dates of "seven year peace plan" mentioned in
the book of Daniel? One of the Jewish religious holidays that

Olbermann is pissed. So am I.

FINAL DRAFT FOR WORLD WIDE CIRCULATION:
please FWD appreciations to randi@randi.org and
richard.dawkins@oum.ox.ac.uk
SEE HOW WE CAUSED THE PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN ATHEISTS, ELLEN JOHNSON,

Members of the House Science and Technology Committee may radically
reshape NASA's priorities with the new FY 2009 federal budget, The
bill would require NASA to seek international help in completing the
International Space Station, place far more emphasis on Earth

Will recreational drugs play a role?  Which ones?

NEXT APOLLO-STYLE SPACE RACE IN 5+ YEARS?
Macroeconomic and Macrohistorical Trends Over Last 200 Years Support
Near-Term Space Forecast
Today’s world is afflicted by natural disasters, economic uncertainty,

Editor's note: When I asked Steve Cook if any of his employees
  were working on the "Direct" or "Jupiter" project he said that
  he was not aware of that anyone was.  When asked if this would
  be allowed during or after hours, he said that it would not and

See:
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/04/lockheed-tests.html
Note this part:
"What's particularly interesting is that Lockheed chose the